. 2 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, June 12th, 2008
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Whalley man lands top job - page 7 Proud mum’s charity ball - page 11 Store’s barbecue boost- page 15 Rider’s TT race joy - page 64
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Duty chcmislRead and Simonstone Pharmacy, 90 Whalley Road, Read: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. ' ’ EIcciricity: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800111999. ; Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Ho.spital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024.
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CHARITY begins at home, but Cher nobyl children will benefit if Ribble Val ley people care to guess the weight of: the big cheese.
; ; Diners a t Clitheroe’s newest restau- '
rant. The Villa, in Whalley Road, will ; be encouraged to have a go at guessing the weight of a huge and authentic : Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, for.
ju.st a ; smalldonation. ■
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:, The cheese from Parma in the north) of Italy, which has been maturing in" caves for the past three years, is now,) ripe and ready to ea t.: : Owner of The Villa, Pino Cafasso,,,
and his wife, Carolyn, who have been ini- charge of the restaurant since it opened ') seven months ago, are keen to actively.) , support local charities.- Pino and Car-;):' olyn particularly.wanted a children's|i charity, as the couple have four daugh- ;= ters of .their own who attend St Michael § and S t John's School in Clitheroe.
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WEEKEND WEATHER: Sunny intervals for Sat-*i:^ urday with light showers on Sunday .’v ’ ; ^ ’ ’ " ' ''v,
SUNRISE: 4^0 a.m' SUNSET: 9-35
p.in.'. " ' " LIGHTING UP TIME: 9-05 p.m. • '
.. Children from Chernobyl, who are)' visiting the area at the momenta have)' also been invited to go along :to)Thc.:: Villa to enjoy a meal. > ; The,prize for. guessing the correct';) weight of the cheese, which has to be;) done by sight and not by feel, will be a ), bottle', of gold-award-winning Amarone'g Classico 2004,- from the Zenato .Vine-). yard,'in Veneto, the same area as the ) cheese. This wine, a particularly good ;) Italian wine, is on the list at The Villa > at £43.50.
• After the winner is announced and;)
has received his or her prize, the cheese ) will housed in specialist pasta dishes in-.)
IThe.yilla kitchen, or grated.^qyer vari- ous starters, and can even be sampled a s . a cheese and biscuits course.. Theiwinner will be announced at theS
beginfiihg of July, so hurry along and do . ; -lyftdjThit for charity.
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Ciitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) salute to a : by Natalie Cox
A HOMEGROWN hero has been 1 commended- for ' his courage after a serious explo sion aboard his submarine last March. Chief P e t ty Officer Steven
Petty was on HMS Tireless below the Polar ice cap when a serious explosion occurred in the vessels’ forward escape compartment. Two members of the submarine’s crew lost their lives in the inci dent. ' In s te ad of fleeing th e area,
CPO Petty, a former Ribblesdale High School pupil, went immedi ately to the scene of the incident and took charge. ■ He received a Commander in
Chief Fleet’s Commendation for his actions. His commendation reads: “With visibility reduced to less than one metre by smoke and the hatches at the top of the lad der blown shut and buckled by the blast, he took charge at the scene and with the assistance of Engi
neering Technician Webber and ' Chief Petty Officer Amphlett set
; about gaining access to the dam aged compartment." His initial aim was to establish the safety of the submarine and
• his fellow sailors. His commenda tion says he ensured key informa-, tion was communicated while he attempted to contact and comfort the casualties. I t continues: “After considerable mental and physical effort he gained access to the com partment and, despite being met with a horrific scene, he put this aside in the knowledge that others were caring for his seriously
injured.shipmates and set about carrying out the tasks necessary
. to get the boat to safety. “His action in proceeding
directly towards the scene despite being by no means the nearest person showed great courage and presence of mind. Once there, he remained focused and calm in extremely stressful conditions. His actions, which were funda mental to the success of the whole ship response to this tragic acci
dent, warrant great credit and fol low the long established traditions of the Submarine Service." :
: CPO Petty (38) lives in Gosport with his wife, Debbie, and their sons, Morgan (eight) and Harry (four). The son of Clitheroe couple
Bryan and Jean Petty, he joined the Ro y al'N av y as a Junior. Marine Engineer Mechanic a t the age of 16. During his 22-year career in the
navy, CPO Petty has worked on frigates, minesweepers and air craft carriers before joining HMS Tireless in June 2002. As well as carrying ou t his
duties, he has always found time to fund-raise by running marathons and taking part in an- ironman challenge. Earlier this year he rowed the equivalent of 18 leagues - or 100km - under the sea to raise money for the RNIB. Using a special machine set up in his submarine’s switchboard room he completed the distance in just under seven hours, raising £1,900 for the charity.
at home for children
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where communal bins are best sited.” ,
- . And Conn. .Robert Thompson, chairman of the Community Com mittee, said: “The service we have devised is the best that we could come up with that suits the most people across the. Ribble Valley. We just hope people will bear with us for a few weeks
: until the service settles in and then we are con vinced that they will find that it does make recy cling easier.”
Our staff have been
abused AS a result of the way the story was reported in the national press, refuse collectors for Ribble Val ley council last week found themselves facing verbal abuse. Vitriolic, nasty and, in
some cases; obscene e- mails from around the world were also sent to the authority based on what people had read. Staff working in the council’s call centre also had to handle some very difficult and occasionally abusive calls." . Mr Heap said: “Some
of our staff have not found i t very comfort-
"able when going about their work. Refuse col lectors have had some abuse while going about their jobs as a result of the way the issue was reported in the national press, which led to a backlash based on what people believed to be the facte. • - “People who work for
the council do not deserve the grief that have had over the past week. They do their best for the community they serve.”
, ' Pendle Club
SOLO whist winners at the Pehdle Club were J.
' Thornton; M: Holding, ;K. Holding. ;; ' : ■ . . Bridge winners at the Pendle:Club were: Mrs Doris Farnsworth, Mrs Prances .■;Porter,';^rs_
.Anne;;; Cooper,;, f j l® ) ‘Muriel Wilson: Domino
winners .were: joint 1, F. Cook, M:-Smith and P. Metcalfe; 4th, W.: Cooke, joint 5th,;E;'Barker, M. Davies; A. Lowe and J. Monaghan.- : Sequence dancing is
held every.;Tuesday at 7-, 30 p.m.. and line dancing every Thursday a t 1-30 p.m.-1' j-j I 'J i*'j ) jM' i
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Christian charity pulls out of The Grand management
EXCLUSIVE by Faiza Afzaal
OASIS is set to cease managing The Grand. In January, 2007, the Christian
charity was given the responsibili ty of overseeing the £3m. conver sion of the former York Street cine ma into a state-of-the-art youth,
: music and arts centre, on behalf of the Lancaster Foundation. I t also took over management of
th e highly-acclamed Castle skatepark. The outside agency was chosen to manage the building because of
its pioneering work and 21-year pedigree in delivering services that confront injustice and promote inclusion. At the time, London-based Oasis
pledged to provide services and facilities that would be of benefit to local residents. However, i t has now been
revealed that it will no longer man age the venue from next month. The news came after an e-mail
was sent from Oasis to a number of Ribble Valley people confirming the situation.
' Mr Steven Lancaster, executive d irector of the s ta te -o f - th e -a r t
facility, said: “The Grand will con tin u e to run under the t i t le of T h eG ra n d (gC l i th e ro eL td ’, of which I am on the board of direc-
'tors, together with our local man agement team to focus on local community issues and be proactive to the developing local needs. ,“We will continue to work close
ly with Oasis UK in delivering a range of special community servic es alongside established partners in music, arte, drama and education.” He went on to stress: “We had a
highly successful launch weekend and we will continue to build upon th a t success with our existing
enthusiastic and experienced pro fessional management team in building a programme of events and tailoring the amenities in the venue to further meet the demands of the local community based on our knowledge and experience of the area.” The Grand opened its doors to
the public earlier this year. The revamped venue was being run by Mr David Wilson, of Oasis, who came to Clitheroe from Bourne mouth. Speaking to the Clitheroe Adver
tiser and Times earlier this week, Mr Wilson confirmed Oasis will no
Nurse Jane gives the gift of life to a stranger...
by Duncan Smith
PRACTICE nurse from Clitheroe Health Centre has given the gift of life to someone she Mil probably never meet. Jane Oakley (48) who works at the cen
tre ’s Castle Medical Group, recently donated some of her bone marrow, giving a patient somewhere the chance of a new life::
Jane, pictured, joined the Anthony
Nolan Trust Register in the early 1980s during a local recruitment drive. At the time, she completed a medical form and ; provided a small sample of blood, which was then tissue-typed and stored on-the Anthony Nolan Register, the database of UK potential donors which is searched every time any patient in the world nee^ a bone marrow transplant.
. Apart from regular newsletters, Jane
^ heard nothing from the Anthony Nolan : Trust until November last year when she was asked to give more blood samples. - She explained: “I was told that I was possible match for someone and the chari-
' ty arranged for me to go to London for a smedical to confirm th a t I was fit and healthy.”
. ^ h e r e are now two ways for bone mar- be collected. A new system (PBSG)
^'allows the stem cells to be collected from . the peripheral blood and the donor is treat ed as an outpatient. The more traditional “harvest” takes place under general anaes-
■ thetic and lasts about an hour. The bone, marrow is extracted from the pelvic bones;
by sterile needle and syringe. Jane had the ■'.option of eithermethod.:
^ “I decided to donate by PBSC as I did-
:n’t really want a general anaesthetic and ■ the recovery time is quicker,” she said. “A nurse came to my home for three days to .
give me an injection which makes the stem cells move from the bone marrow into the blood stream. This made my bones ache and it was quite a strange feeling, but it didn’t stop me doing anything. Then I went down to London where I sat hooked up to a machine collecting the stem cells for five hours. I felt quite tired and ■very emotional at the end of the day, but was so pleased that I could help.” ; ■; ^ The Anthony Nolan Trust made all the
arrangements required for Jane’s donation- and her employers gave a week off work. For ethical reasons, donors are given
very little information about the patient who receives their bone marrow, but donors can ask for regular updates through the, Anthony Nolan Trust. ' • ■ Jane added: “All I have been told is that my recipient is a male child. Within 48 hours of my donation he would have received my stem cells and then be in iso-.
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lation for sorne time. The charity has already told me that they were received safely and that although it’s early days it seems to be going well.” Ruth Carter, regional fund-raising man
ager for the Anthony Nolan Trust, wants more people to join the Renter: “A bone marrow transplant offers leukaemia
. patients a chance of life,” she said. “We are desperate for more people like :
Jane to join the register to give hope to the 16,000 patients who are still waiting for their perfect match.” Jane, who hopes her story will encourage
; more people to join the Register, said: . “People really need to be committed to • join the Anthony Nolan register, after all, it can be a matter of life or death if you are a match for a patient.- Although I went, through some discomfort, it was far out- . weighed by the reward of knowing that I
: have been able to give a young person the chance of living a normal life.”
. : To join the Anthony Nolan Register donors must be aged between 18 and 40 and in good health. They must be prepared to donate to any patient, anyivhere in the
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world. Volunteers will be asked to complete a medical form and provide a small blood
' sample. This is then tissue-typed and the details stored on the register, which is regu larly searched for the thousands of people who are wmting for their match to join. The Anthony Nolan Trust is an inde-
. pendent charity and relies on financial sup port from individuals and companies to fund its work. It costs the charity £125 to. tissue-type each new donor to its register., :: For more information visit: www.antho-
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nynolan.org.uk, e-mail your details to: ;
ruth.carter(
ganthonynolan.org.uk, or call : , the donor hotline 09018822234.
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longer manage The Grand from next month. Founded in 1985 by Steve Chalke MBE, Oasis is now an international organisation working in over nine countries. It pioneers initiatives in youth work, educa tion, health and housing. Mr Chalke added: “The Lancast
er Foundation own The Grand and we have managed it so far. “However, in order to simplify
matters. Oasis will no longer man age it from next month. “The trust will continue to pro
vide services by running some of the projects taking place a t facili ty.”
• A BRONZE badge award was presented to Ribblc Valley fund-raiser John Troop at a special ceremony to reward dozens of dedicated RNLI supporters across the north of England. Held at York Racecourse, the ceremony involved around SO
RNLI volunteer fund-raisers and supporters who were present ed with awards by Barrow RNLI
coxswain.Alec Moore MBE during a celebration lunch. Mr Troop, of the RNLI Clitlicroc Branch, was one of several to receive the Bronze Badge.
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